Wagon-jack



(No Model.)

"J. T. REED.

I WAGON JACK. 110.317.577. Patented May 12, 1885..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB T. REED, OF RENO, NEVADA.

WAGON-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,577, dated May 12,1885. Application filed September 19, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB T. REED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Reno, in

the county of Washoe and State of Nevada, have invented a new and usefulWagon-Jack or Lever Lifter of Weights, more particularly adapted toraising expeditiously the axles and wheels of wagons, carriages,buggies, and other similar vehicles for purposes of cleansing andlubricating their rotary bearings, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in such wagon-jacks or lever lifterof weights and vehicles progressing by rotary motion, and other likeweights, and sustaining them when so lifted, all by the action andconstruction of my jack or lever lifter, in a quick and easy manner,which is also so constructed as to shut together, when not in use,conveniently, for handling and transportation, and which also lowers thething lifted as easily and safely as it lifts the same. I obtain theseeffects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the entire machine ready for use, with the lever restingin one of the slots in position to be placed under and raise the weightto be lifted bya downward pressure on the long arm of the lever aboveits fulcrum. Fig. 2 shows the entire machine with the lever closedbetween the upright bars in shape for transportation. Fig. 3 shows asideview of the base and the bars or upright pieces, which are fastened tothe base and connected at the top. Fig. 4. is a view of the leverconnected by a pin with an arrow or piece transmitting the force of theshort arm of the lever to the part that lifts the weight to be raised.This latter part is also connected with said arrow by a ring, hinge, orpin, allowing of a rotary upward pressure, so that when thelong arm ofthe lever is raised to its greatest height the lower end of such arrowis on the edge of the perpendicular bars next the weight to be raised;but when the long arm of the lever is pressed down nearest to the base,the lower end of such arrow is then transported to the other side ofsuch perpendicular bars, and is brought beyond the center of the lever-pins resting in the slots, so that the weight bears on the long arm ofthe lever, keeping it down and the weight raised up.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the base, which may be of any shape.

13 B are two perpendicular parallel bars or posts, firmly attached tothe base A by bolts and nuts or screws or other device. Such bars mustbe of a height corresponding with the height of the wheels of thevehicle or point of contact with the weight to be raised, and must befirmly joined together at the top as well as the base, to keep themequidistant or parallel to each other. The space between such bars mustbe great enough to afford room for the support of the weights to beraised to slide up and down from the top of said bars to the base, andto afford room for a lever strong enough to raise any desired weight.Such bars must be of suffioient dimensions and strength to allow slotsor rests to be constructed in their edges on the side upon which thelong arm of the lever is to be operated, such slots to be made alongabout the middle, onethird of the length or height of such perpendicularbars, which is done to accommodate the lifting power of the lever todifferent heights of axles and weights.

0 is a lever with its long arm straight and its short arm curved upward,having a pin through it or cast on, each of its sides, to fit in theslots or rests on the perpendicular bars, so that, thus raised andsupported, the pins in the slots form a fulcrum of sufficient strengthto uphold anyweight desired to be raised. The lower end of the short armof the lever may be cleft in twain or divided in its thickness at theend, so as to admit the lower endof the arrow ortransmitter of theleverpower in such cleft space, and a pin or bolt put through,connecting the short arm of the lever with the lower end of the arrowloose as to such arrow, so it can revolve about said pin. Such lever isto be made of such length that when the end of the short arm rests onthe base A, between the upright bars, the other end of the lever will beas high as the lower edge of the block or piece that holds-the uprightbars in'place at their upper ends, or nearly so, in order that the upperend of the long arm of the lever may shut in between such bars, so as tobe handy to carry or be transported, and may be kept in such position bya button or similar device attached to the upper end of said bars.

D is a shaft, arrow, or piece connected with 'the end of the short armof the lever by apin,

ring, or hinge, so as to allow of a rotary or similar motion, and alsoconnected with the part that slides up and down between the upright barsand'protrudes therefrom on the side opposite the long arm of the leveras a support or lifter cf the weight to be lifted. Such connection withthe lifter last aforesaid is also to be made byapin, ring,or hinge,allowing also of a rotary or similar motion to such shaft or arrowatsuch point. Such arrow or shaft is to be made sufficiently long togive the height or length of lift desired to the weightto belifted, andis to be of such dimensions and strength as to easily play in the spacebetween the perpendicular bars B B, and still be strong enough to raiseany weight that may be de sired.

E is the lifter last above specified, or means of raising and sustainingthe thing lifted. It is to fit in between the bars B B, so as to slideup and down between them, and be held between them firmly by flangesextending outwardly the thickness of such bars B B. On the edge of saidbars B B opposite the long arm of lever C said lifter E extends out frombetween said bars B B a sufficient length to form a rest for the thingto be lifted whereby and whereon to lift the same, and is to beconnected by a pin, ring, or hinge, making a revolving or movableconnection with the shaft wagon jacks.

D, and by it to the lever O, so that O, D, and E can be placed betweenthe upright bars B B and slide up or down the same, as desired; and whenthe pin 0 in lever C is placed in the slots in bars B B it forms a leverready for use, or, when closed, as in Fig. 2, ready for transportation.

This jack may be made of either wood or any suitable metal, and thematerials may be made lighter or heavier, according to or in proportionto the weight to be raised; but for heavily-loaded wagons or other greatweights the several parts will be made of east or mal leable iron,except the base may be made of wood. Such machine is more particularlyintended to raise buggies, carriages, wagons, and like vehicles thatrequire for all ordinary purposes but a short lift.

I am aware that the lever-power in some form has been used in theconstruction of I therefore do not claim as my invention thelever-power; but

What I do claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

In a lifting-jack, the combination of notched bars B B, end-bent Fever0, carrying a movable fulcrum, and the lifter E, pivoted to the end ofsaid lever, all adapted to co-operate as and for the purpose specified.

Reno, Nevada, August 7, 1884.

JACOB 'I. REED. lVitnesses:

DENIS HURLEY, LAFAYETTE W. ROBINSON.

